Improved clothes-wringer



niet @diem stent @with CHARLES n. DE KNIGHT, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

Lette-rs Patent No. 106,136, dated ugust 9, 1870.

rMPRovED CLOTHES-walnoten.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame Be it known that I, OHARLEsH. DE Kutcher, of `Pittsburg,in the`county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Clothes-Wringcr; land I dohereby declare t thatthe followingis a `full and exact description thereof', reference beinghad `to the accompanying.drawing andto the letters of reference markedthereon.

4The nature of my invcntionconsists in so constructing the base of theframe ofa clotbes-wringer that Vit shall be provided with a ange, whichforms an are of a circle corresponding to the exterior and top edge of'the ordinary wash-tub, and combiningwith said ilange another ilauge,which projects at a rightangle inwardover the top edge of the wash-tub,said inward-prof jectingilange being provided with spring clamps,

which, inl combination with the flange which is adapted to the exteriorand top edge ofthe tub, are used for the purpose of holding the wringerin position upon My invention also consists, in combination with theabove, of guides and bearings, rollers, gearing, and

springs, constructed, arranged, and operating substantiallyfashereinafter described. Y

To enable others skilled in the art to make. and use my invention, Iwill proceed 'to describe more fully its, construction and operation.

`In the accompanyingdrawing', whiclriorms part of ,my specicationi t 1 ll Figurel is a front elevation of my improvement in clothes-wrin ger.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same. A Figure 3V is a section of theframe, a roller-and itsl i guide orbearing at lines y y' and y".

I n the accompanying drawing- A "represents the trame of` theclothes-wringen which -is provided with a flange, R, whichV forms an arcof a circle, nd adapted -`to the exterior and top edge oftheordinarywash-tub. j .l v

` B' represents a dange, which projects from the dange R inward over thetop edge of' the wash-tub; chev upper surface of the ange `B ;isinclined, so Athat 'the water falling from therollers D upon it willflow back into the tub. f -To the ilan'geB' aref'attached two springclamps, .0,

which, in combination \vth;the ange 1t, are used for thepurpose ofholding'the frame upon the wash tub.' i

D represents ordinary rollers u sed in wringcrs; the axis a; isconstructed of iron or 'brass, 'and :the surtace used for wringingcovered with India rubber,

known as vulcanized rubber,

The rollers D are .pivotedi'n guides or bearings f,

which arearranged in the frame so as to move up and down init. 1`

On the axis a: of the rollers are gearwheels g and To the axis a: of therollers .are attached springs e;

theform oi their construction and the manner of securing them to theaxis ofthe rollers, and their-action upon them, will bereadily,understood by reference to figs. 1 and 2. f y The crank for turning therollers is attached to the axis of A the lower-roller, and the rollersare operated and manipulated in' theusual manner for wringing clotheswith a wringing-nnachine.v

The frame A may be made of cast-iron, and coated with zinc or tin toprevent it from oxidizing.

- Byconstrnct-ing the frame for a clothes-wringer in the mannerhereinbefore described, it can be made very light, strong, and durable,its peculiar forni being welladapted to being easily molded, formingwhat is known and termed among molders as plain castin :77 glhe ease andfacility of molding the frame and lightness of it will enable themanufacturer to furnish the public with 4a cheap, strong, and durableframe for clot-her-wringcrs, Athe vvalue and importance of which willappear in view of thc fact that the frame of clothes-wringers is veryliable to become wrecked and Vimpaired by the st-rai'n thrown upon itbythe clothes passing between the rollers underheavy press'- ure..

' A frame constructed asA herein described will be easily and securelyheld upon the'tnb', and can be removed from it with ease and facility.vit not being `necessary to work andmanipnlate either screw or levers so.common in clothes-wringers.

, Another very important advantage obtained by constructing the frame ashereinbei'orc described consists in' preventing the Water, which ispressed from the clothes,.from dripping down on the outside of thewash-tub, .which dripping wete the dress of the washer and floor of thewash-house, two things that are very annoying to the good house-wife andvery trying upon the patience, and always increase'her labor.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of myimprovement, y

What I claim as of my invention is'- -f 1. The frame A, the base 'ofwhich conforms to the outer suxfaceand top edge of the tub, over whichprojects a flange, B', to which is attached clamp O, the whole beingconstructed, arranged, and operating as herein described, and for thepurpose set forth. f

`2. ."In combination with the above, the arrangement of the rollers D,guides and bearings f, and spring'se,

` constructed, arranged, andoperating as herein described, and forthepurpose setforth.

, Witnesses: O; H. DE KNIGHT.l

A.. C. JOHNSTON, Jnm's J. JonNs'roN.

